Quotes About Courage

When David went out to face Goliath, he was not looking for a dialogue partner.

And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses" (Neh. 4:14).

as I have been thinking about this, I decided it might be better to be a broken man than a man who never risked breaking anything.

There is a vast difference between the dutiful Christian citizen and the craven Christian who cites passages out of context in order to justify a continuation of his cowardice.

This is why stories like this, with great evils in them, are necessary for children to read. Kids just got here—they are still figuring things out, and stories are one of the central realities that can help them. Chesterton says somewhere that stories about dragons and knights do not teach children to fear dragons. They had dragons under the bed already. They had the fear already. The stories actually teach children that dragons can be killed. And

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going To have troubles with me!

The world is a better place not for persons who love to dare but for persons who dare to love".

opportunities are always lost when we let fear overrule our faith

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

Being frees you from core lies and gives you the strength to walk through your pain.

Take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own" (Joshua 1:11). It is God's to give! It is ours to possess!

It took more than science to make hope real.

Not all were asleep during the night of our forefathers! (Noli Me Tangere)

The Filipino loves his country no less than the Spaniard does his, and although he is quieter, more peaceful and with more difficulty stirred up, once aroused he does not hesitate and for him the struggle means death to the finish. He has both the meekness and ferocity of the carabao. Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds.

You must shatter the vase to spread its perfume, and smite the rock to get the spark!" (El Filibusterismo)

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.

Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible.

Failure isn't the end of the world, nor is it a sign that you won't be capable of going on to do other things.

Within the heart of every boy is an adventurer.

Make decisions from the strong part of you, not the weak.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at time of challenge and controversy.

Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? Expediency asks the question - is it political? But conscience asks the question - is it right? There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, popular, or political; but because it is right.